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Space shuttle Endeavour pilot Doug Hurley drives the pace car out of a Chinook helicopter before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer)

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